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STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dominick Roselli, USAF, 514th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), 514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), McGuire AFB, New Jersey (NJ), is greeted by Ringmaster Kevin Vernardos, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, during a ceremony held March 6, 2002, at the Continental Arena in Newark, NJ. The Ringling Brothers Circus presented a plaque to SSGT Roselli in recognition of his efforts at Ground Zero and service to the nation. SSGT Roselli's civilian job is as a firefighter for the Lakehurst Naval Air Station. One of four Lakehurst firefighters on the NJ urban search and rescue team, SSGT Roselli responded to the World Trade Center (WTC) attack and worked for a week and a...

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dominick Roselli, USAF, 514th Civil Engineer Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dominick Roselli, USAF, 514th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), 514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), McGuire AFB, N... More

High Angle Rescue - National Parks Gallery

High Angle Rescue - National Parks Gallery

A rescue team helps an injured visitor get out of a rocky area.

Short-haul from Royal Arches - Yosemite National Park

Short-haul from Royal Arches - Yosemite National Park

Search and Rescue team at the Royal Arches in Yosemite National Park. The Royal Arches refers to a cliff containing natural occurring granite exfoliation arches, located below North Dome and rising above Yosemi... More

Members of the surface search and rescue team are lowered in the Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a man overboard drill.

Members of the surface search and rescue team are lowered in the Rigid...

Arabian Sea (Feb. 15, 2007) Members of the surface search and rescue team are lowered in the Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a m... More

Rescue Team - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Rescue Team - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Public domain photograph related to native Americans, Reservations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rescue Team - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Rescue Team - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Public domain photograph related to native Americans, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Reservations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Original caption: Miscellaneous (rescue team). Pi... More

Rescue Team - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Rescue Team - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Public domain photograph related to native Americans, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Reservations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Original caption: Miscellaneous (rescue team). Pi... More

Rescue Team with District Supervisor Charles R. Mountjay - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Rescue Team with District Supervisor Charles R. Mountjay - Bureau of I...

Original caption: Miscellaneous (Rescue Team with District Supervisor Charles R. Mountjay). Pine Ridge Agency: Miscellaneous Photographs

Rescue Team - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Rescue Team - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Public domain photograph related to native Americans, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Reservations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Original caption: Miscellaneous (rescue team). Pi... More

Rescue Team - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Rescue Team - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Public domain photograph related to native Americans, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Reservations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Original caption: Miscellaneous (rescue team). Pi... More

SGT Anthony Romano, a search and rescue team (SAR) crew chief of Marine Helicopter Experimental Squadron 1 (HMX-1), shows what their horse collar looks like. The collar is attached to a cable hoist system which enables the SAR team to rescue a person from the water

SGT Anthony Romano, a search and rescue team (SAR) crew chief of Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Kim Rossman Release Status: ... More

Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class (AE2) Dan Vanburskirk, assigned to Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Search and Rescue Team, keeps a sharp watch from a helicopter during search and rescue operations

Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class (AE2) Dan Vanburskirk, assigned ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Juan Islands Country: Strait Of Georga Scene Camera Operator: E. J. Dail Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

Members of a search and rescue team stand beside an H-46 Sea Knight helicopter. From left to right are HM3 John Gallegos, LT Gary Kollmorgan, LCDR Bob Graham, ADC Dan Arnes, AD1 Leroy Fulmer and HM3 James Anderson

Members of a search and rescue team stand beside an H-46 Sea Knight he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 P. M. Callaghan Relea... More

MASTER SGT. Bill Thompson Eglin Air Force Base, Fla....A rescue team carries a dummy over a 1-mile obstacle course during the Readiness Challenge '87 competition. OFFICIAL U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO (RELEASED)

MASTER SGT. Bill Thompson Eglin Air Force Base, Fla....A rescue team c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Right side view of a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter being used for training by members of the search and rescue team

Right side view of a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter being used for training...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bob Cordes Release Status:... More

Members of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, search and rescue team unload their equipment prior to the start of winter survival ski training

Members of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, search and rescue te...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yosemite National Park State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More

Members of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, search and rescue team pose for a group picture

Members of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, search and rescue te...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yosemite National Park State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More

A member of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, search and rescue team takes a break during winter survival ski training

A member of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, search and rescue t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yosemite National Park State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More

A member of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, search and rescue team pauses a moment during winter survival ski training

A member of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, search and rescue t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yosemite National Park State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More

An H-46 Sea Knight helicopter hovers as a search and rescue team retrieve a missile booster on the Pacific Missile Test Center Range

An H-46 Sea Knight helicopter hovers as a search and rescue team retri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pacific Missile Test Range State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Release... More

Two crewmen from the search and rescue team perform calisthenics on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH 3).  The guided missile cruiser USS BUNKER HILL (CG 52) and the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS LONG BEACH (CGN 9) are underway alongside the OKINAWA

Two crewmen from the search and rescue team perform calisthenics on th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeffrey Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

One of seven walrus hunters missing since June 2nd is carried on a stretcher by members of a rescue team.  The hunters were located on the souteast side of the island

One of seven walrus hunters missing since June 2nd is carried on a str...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Lawrence Island State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT G.A. Suhay Release Status: Released ... More

SGT Francisco Zamarripa, Military Police Division, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, hands over Jesus Antonio Garcia Morales to a member of the San Diego Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue team shortly after the seven-year-old boy was found after being lost in the mountains of Cuyamaca State Park for three days

SGT Francisco Zamarripa, Military Police Division, Marine Corps Recrui...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Klika Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Members of the 67th Special Operations Squadron consult with members of an Ethiopian search and rescue team at Bole Airport during efforts to locate an aircraft carrying Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Members of the 67th Special Operations Squadron consult with members o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Members of the crash, salvage and rescue team prepare for flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The two men near the P-16 shipboard firefighting and rescue truck are wearing proximity suits

Members of the crash, salvage and rescue team prepare for flight opera...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A member of the crash, salvage and rescue team mans a P-16 shipboard firefighting and rescue truck as an Air Anti-subamarine Squadron 22 (VS-22) S-3A Viking aircraft climbs skyward after being launched from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

A member of the crash, salvage and rescue team mans a P-16 shipboard f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A member of the crash, salvage and rescue team mans a P-16 shipboard firefighting and rescue truck during flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) while the catapult crew prepares to launch an Airborne Early Warning Squadron 126 (VAW-126) E-2C Hawkeye aircraft

A member of the crash, salvage and rescue team mans a P-16 shipboard f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A member of the crash, salvage and rescue team mans a P-16 shipboard firefighting and rescue truck while, the catapult crew prepares to launch an Airborne Early Warning Squadron 126 (VAW-126) E-2C Hawkeye aircraft from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

A member of the crash, salvage and rescue team mans a P-16 shipboard f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the crash, salvage and rescue team watch as flight deck crewmen service a Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter on the amphibious transport dock USS DULUTH (LPD-6). The DULUTH is acting as a platform for HM-15 opeartions during the joint U.S - Canadian fleet exercise MARCOT '93. There are two MD-3 tow tractors in front of the helicopter

Members of the crash, salvage and rescue team watch as flight deck cre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MARCOT '93 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David J. Kruse Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

LT. Guertin, survivor from a simulated F-18 crash, uses a red died smoke to show where they are so the rescue team can find them somewhere in the New Mexico Desert

LT. Guertin, survivor from a simulated F-18 crash, uses a red died smo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Sean... More

Alan Thompson of the Southern Kern County search and rescue team lowers an injured victim down a cliff in a Stokes Litter in preparation for air lift during the 76th Rescue Flight 1995 Rescue Symposium

Alan Thompson of the Southern Kern County search and rescue team lower...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeremy Moore Release Status:... More

STAFF SGT. Joe DeCurtis, the newest flight engineer for the 76th Rescue Squadron, watches through a thin layer of fog from the right side opening of the helicopter, looking for a search and rescue team that needs a Stokes litter lowered to them during the 1995 Rescue Symposium. This was the first major rescue training operation for Joe who recently cross trained to be a Flight Engineer

STAFF SGT. Joe DeCurtis, the newest flight engineer for the 76th Rescu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Gary R. Coppage Release St... More

Dave Fritchie, a member of the 90th Civil Engineering Rescue Team, along with others, works to calm and stabilize some of the crash "victims" from the Major Accident Response Exercise

Dave Fritchie, a member of the 90th Civil Engineering Rescue Team, alo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Operational Readiness Inspection, 90th Space Wing, 11-25 Mar Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Count... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Welcome Home Dream Come True" CATEGORY: Portfolio PLACE: First Place Portfolio CAPTION INFORMATION: After assisting the military and people of Turkey, members of the Fairfax Search and Rescue team are welcomed home at Andrews Air Force Base. Their flight home was on an Air Force jet; the ceremony on base was coordinated by Air Force personnel. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-0032

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Welcome Home Dre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Robert Benson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy Ship Serviceman Second Class Jeremy Taylor (left) awaits the start of flight quarters aboard USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) in his "HOT SUIT" as part of a flight-deck crash and rescue team while off the coast of Iquique, Chile, during Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99

US Navy Ship Serviceman Second Class Jeremy Taylor (left) awaits the s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Reuben James (FFG 57) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chris Desmond, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

US Navy Damage Control Technician Second Class Ray Heins mans the fire hose in the doorway of the hangar as part of a flight-deck crash and rescue team while awaiting the start of flight quarters aboard USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) while off the coast of Iquique, Chile, during Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99

US Navy Damage Control Technician Second Class Ray Heins mans the fire...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Reuben James (FFG 57) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chris Desmond, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

US Navy Ship Serviceman Second Class Jeremy Taylor awaits the start of flight quarters aboard USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) in his "HOT SUIT" as part of a flight-deck crash and rescue team while off the coast of Iquique, Chile during Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99

US Navy Ship Serviceman Second Class Jeremy Taylor awaits the start of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Reuben James (FFG 57) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chris Desmond, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

Crash and Salvage Rescue Team carries an injured sailor on a stretcher during a mass casualty drill

Crash and Salvage Rescue Team carries an injured sailor on a stretcher...

At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln The Crash and Salvage Rescue Team carries an injured sailor on a stretcher during a mass casualty drill. The proximity suits, worn by the Rescue Team protect them from the sim... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jeremy Hardy (right), a pararescueman, US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Ron Ellis (left) and US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Andy Kubik (center), a combat controller, members of a rescue team, pose in front of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Hurlburt Field, Florida. This image is from the February 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "To the Rescue"

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jeremy Hardy (right), a pararescueman, US ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Wright, USAF Release Status: Released... More

Military Photographer of the Year, Illustrative: Honorable Mention -- The Patuxent River Naval Search and Rescue team are considered heroes to many. They stand ready "so others may live."

Military Photographer of the Year, Illustrative: Honorable Mention -- ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JOC Robert Benson, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant John Dunn, US Air Force Colonel Mark Perodeau Support Group Commander, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, and STAFF Sergeant Elliott look out the read cargo door of a helicopter during search and rescue operations. All are members of the search and rescue team looking for two missing fighter aircraft belonging to the 493rd Fighter Squadron based out of RAF Lakenheath, UK

Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant John Dunn, US Air Force Colonel Mark...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Kinloss, Scotland Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna Reihle Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Members of the search and rescue team from the 48TH Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, UK pause to get weather update information from a local mountain rescue team, assisting in the search for two downed USAF F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 493rd Tactical Fighter Squadron. The aircraft were reported missing after losing contact in the Scotland Highlands

Members of the search and rescue team from the 48TH Tactical Fighter W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Kinloss State: Forress Moray Country: Scotland (SCT) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna Reihle, Uasf Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Before advancing towards the area in the Scottish Highlands where two USAF F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 493rd Tactical Fighter Squadron recently crashed. Members of the search and rescue team from the 48TH Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, UK pause to get a situation update from local mountain rescue team members

Before advancing towards the area in the Scottish Highlands where two ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Kinloss State: Forress Moray Country: Scotland (SCT) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna Reihle, Uasf Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Members of the Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Fire and Rescue team walk through the basement of the "Burn Building" training facility after putting out the flames of a live fire. The fire fighters at Dover AFB train hard to uphold the title "Best in AMC."

Members of the Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Fire and Rescue team wa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: William M. Plate Jr., USAF CIV. Release... More

FDNY personnel, New York City

FDNY personnel, New York City

New York, N.Y. (Sep. 15, 2001) A New York City firefighter rests atop the debris that was once the World Trade Center as he waits for the rescue team to turn on the water so they can cool off the smoldering bui... More

Members of the Air Force Fire and Rescue team get briefed on the rescue peculiarities of the KC-135R Stratotanker, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Members of the Air Force Fire and Rescue team get briefed on the rescu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael R. Nixon, USAF Rele... More

Matt Osborne, a member of the specialized water rescue team from Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), pulls Ralph Arguijo, a fellow member to safety as he portrays a drowning victim to show the 30th Space Communications visual information squadron the capabilities of the rescue team

Matt Osborne, a member of the specialized water rescue team from Vande...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Force Space Command Scen... More

William Kabanaugh, a member of the specialized water rescue team from Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), pulls Ralph Arguijo, a fellow member to safety as he portrays a drowning victim to show the 30th Space Communications visual information squadron the capabilities of the rescue team

William Kabanaugh, a member of the specialized water rescue team from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Force Space Command Scen... More

A US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN with the fire and rescue team of the 115th Fighter Wing (FW) on Truax Field, Wisconsin (WI), prepares to enter a simulated fire caused by an attack during a June Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) at Volk Field, Wisconsin (WI)

A US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN with the fire and rescue team of the 115t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Truax Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: SRA Hannah Mcghe... More

 A UH-3H Sea King helicopter assigned to Fleet Logistics Search and Rescue team, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, conducts hovering exercises during a training flight

A UH-3H Sea King helicopter assigned to Fleet Logistics Search and Re...

Oak Harbor, Wash. (Aug. 27, 2003) A UH-3H Sea King helicopter assigned to Fleet Logistics Search and Rescue team, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, conducts hovering exercises during a training flight. U.S. Na... More

A crewmember assigned to the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue team repels out of a UH-3H helicopter as part of routine training

A crewmember assigned to the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search a...

Lyman, Wash. (Sep. 26, 2003) A crewmember assigned to the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue team repels out of a UH-3H helicopter as part of routine training. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's... More

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ken Mazer, assigned to the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue team (SAR), pops smoke to signal his location to the rescue helicopter

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ken Mazer, assigned to the Naval Air Stati...

Lyman, Wash. (Sep. 26, 2003) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ken Mazer, assigned to the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue team (SAR), "pops smoke" to signal his location to the rescue helicopter. S... More

A tractor-trailer from Virginia's Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue Team loaded aboard a C-5 Galaxy, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware (DE). The people and equipment destined for Bam, Iran to assist with rescue and recovery operations following an earthquake there

A tractor-trailer from Virginia's Fairfax County Urban Search and Resc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mit... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A rescue team carries an “injured” astronaut toward the helicopter for transportation to a local hospital.  They are all taking part in a “Mode VII” emergency landing simulation at Kennedy Space Center.  The purpose of the Mode VII is to exercise emergency preparedness personnel, equipment and facilities in rescuing astronauts from a downed orbiter and providing immediate medical attention.  This simulation presents an orbiter that has crashed short of the Shuttle Landing Facility in a wooded area 2-1/2 miles south of Runway 33.  Emergency crews are responding to the volunteer astronauts who are simulating various injuries inside the crew compartment mock-up.  Rescuers must remove the crew, provide triage and transport to hospitals those who need further treatment.  Local hospitals are participating in the exercise. Emergency crews are responding to the volunteer astronauts who are simulating various injuries inside the crew compartment mock-up.  Rescuers must remove the crew, provide triage and transport to hospitals those who need further treatment.  Local hospitals are participating in the exercise.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A rescue team carries an “injured” astron...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A rescue team carries an “injured” astronaut toward the helicopter for transportation to a local hospital. They are all taking part in a “Mode VII” emergency landing simulation at ... More

Harry Patz, of Boise Idaho, Operational Leader of the Bellingham Mountain Rescue Council, shares training lessons with the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue team.

Harry Patz, of Boise Idaho, Operational Leader of the Bellingham Mount...

Oak Harbor, Wash. (Apr. 02, 2004) Harry Patz, of Boise Idaho, Operational Leader of the Bellingham Mountain Rescue Council, shares training lessons with the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue te... More

Senior Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate Philip Meyers, of Dallas, Texas, stands-by to receive radio contact from an UH-3H Sea King.

Senior Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate Philip Meyers, of Dallas, Texas...

Oak Harbor, Wash. (Apr. 19, 2004) Senior Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate Philip Meyers, of Dallas, Texas, stands-by to receive radio contact from an UH-3H Sea King Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter. Senior Chi... More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Sharon Dunbar, Commander, 737th Training Group (TRG), responsible for Air Force Basic Military Training (AFBMT), crosses a water obstacle on the newly named Chapman's Parallel Ropes. Lackland's Basic Military Training (BMT) Confidence Course obstacle dedicated June 10th in honor of Technical Sergeant (TSGT) John Chapman, posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross (AFC) for saving the lives of his rescue team on March 4th, 2002, in Afghanistan (AFG)

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Sharon Dunbar, Commander, 737th Trai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robbin Cresswell, CIV, USAF Release Sta... More

A Mexican Search & Rescue team departs on a Royal Australian Air Force C-130H Hercules aircraft at Banda Aceh Airport en route to Thailand to help survivors of the Tsunami disaster.

A Mexican Search & Rescue team departs on a Royal Australian Air Force...

Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 11, 2005) A Mexican Search & Rescue team departs on a Royal Australian Air Force C-130H Hercules aircraft at Banda Aceh Airport en route to Thailand to help survivors of the... More

Senior Chief Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Chris Webster assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Eight (HS-8), Strike Force Search and Rescue Team captures images of a vessel of interest.

Senior Chief Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Chris Webster assigned ...

Persian Gulf (May. 05, 2005) Senior Chief Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Chris Webster assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Eight (HS-8), Strike Force Search and Rescue Team captures images of a ve... More

Members from the Search and Rescue Team at Whidbey Island, prepare for take off in a UH-3 Sea King Helicopter.

Members from the Search and Rescue Team at Whidbey Island, prepare for...

Whidbey Island, Wash. (May. 23, 2005) Members from the Search and Rescue Team at Whidbey Island, prepare for take off in a UH-3 Sea King Helicopter. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Chris Otsen ... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team, Missouri Task Force 1, searches through the flood waters of New Orleans for hurricane victims.  New Orleans is being evacuated following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Searc...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team, Missouri Task Force 1, rescues a New Orleans victim of hurricane Katrina.  New Orleans is being evacuated because of flooding following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Searc...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team, Missouri Task Force 1, rescues a New Orleans victim of hurricane Katrina by airboat.  New Orleans was evacuated as a result of flooding following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Searc...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team bring victims of the flood waters of New Orleans to dry land by boat.  New Orleans was evacuated following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Searc...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, August 30, 2005 -- This flooded home show the mark left by an Urban Search & Rescue Team (US&R) as it looked for survivors.  New Orleans is being evacuated following hurricane Katrina.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, August 30, 2005 -- This flooded home ...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team, Missouri Task Force 1, searches through the flood waters of New Orleans for hurricane victims.  New Orleans is being evacuated following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Searc...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team, Missouri Task Force 1, rescues a New Orleans victim of hurricane Katrina by airboat.  New Orleans was evacuated as a result of flooding following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Searc...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team, Missouri Task Force 1, searches through the flood waters of New Orleans for hurricane victims.  New Orleans is being evacuated following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Searc...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team, Missouri Task Force 1, searches through the flood waters of New Orleans for victims.  New Orleans was evacuated following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Searc...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- A Rescue Team saves a New Orleans victim of hurricane Katrina by airboat.  New Orleans is being evacuated as a result of flooding following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- A Rescue Team ...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search & Rescue team looks for victims of hurricane Katrina by boat in a flooded New Orleans' neighborhood.  New Orleans is being evacuated as a result of hurricane Katrina.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search & ...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team, Missouri Task Force 1, searches through the flood waters of New Orleans for victims.  New Orleans was evacuated following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Searc...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team brings victims of the flood waters of New Orleans to dry land by boat.  New Orleans was evacuated following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina and this area is being used as a staging area for rescue operations.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Searc...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team, Missouri Task Force 1, takes a boat to the flood waters of New Orleans so they can go and search for hurricane victims.  New Orleans is being evacuated following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Searc...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search and Rescue Team, Missouri Task Force 1, rescues a New Orleans victim of hurricane Katrina.  New Orleans is being evacuated because of flooding following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Searc...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search & Rescue team from Miami-Dade Task Force 1 looks for victims of hurricane Katrina in a flooded New Orleans neighborhood.  New Orleans is being evacuated as a result of hurricane Katrina.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, August 30, 2005 -- An Urban Search & ...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 6, 2005 -- A local resident remains in an area damaged and flooded by Hurricane Katrina and has now been found by a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 6, 2005 -- A local resi...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- A couple stranded by Hurricane Katriana and found by a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team look out the window of a chinook helicopter at the damage caused by hurricane.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- A couple str...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 18, 2005 -- A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team from Nebraska ready equipment in preparation for continued operations in New Orleans.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 18, 2005 -- A FEMA Urba...

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A rescue team from the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) approaches the recreational boat Denise Marie in an attempt to help the crew restart the boatUs engine.

A rescue team from the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio ...

. Atlantic Ocean (May. 09, 2006) A rescue team from the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) approaches the recreational boat Denise Marie in an attempt to help the crew restart the boatUs en... More

Photo approved for release by JO1 Carla Morton, Fleet Public Affairs Center, Atlantic, (757) 444-4199 x 319.

Photo approved for release by JO1 Carla Morton, Fleet Public Affairs C...

Atlantic Ocean (May. 09, 2006) A rescue team assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) return the ship after provided assistance to a recreational boat. The rescue team led by Boat... More

The US Navy (USN) Crash and Salvage Division aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) practice pilot-extraction procedures on an F-14A mockup during a flight deck drill. The Crash and Salvage Division serves as the ship's flight deck fire fighting and rescue team

The US Navy (USN) Crash and Salvage Division aboard the USN Aircraft C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Stephen W. Rowe, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Members of the surface search and rescue team raise a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) during a man overboard drill aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).

Members of the surface search and rescue team raise a Rigid Hull Infla...

Arabian Sea (Feb. 08, 2007) Members of the surface search and rescue team raise a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) during a man overboard drill aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CV... More

Members of the surface search and rescue team are lowered into the water in a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) during a man overboard drill aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).

Members of the surface search and rescue team are lowered into the wat...

Arabian Sea (Feb. 20, 2007) Members of the surface search and rescue team are lowered into the water in a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) during a man overboard drill aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS ... More

Dallas, TX, April 5, 2007 -- The Dallas Fire Department Regional Urban Search and Rescue Team - Texas Task Force 2, purchased life-saving emergency rescue gear and inter operable communications equipment after receiving a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant check for $1.3 million dollars.  FEMA/Earl Armstrong

Dallas, TX, April 5, 2007 -- The Dallas Fire Department Regional Urban...

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Firemen from Navy Mid-Atlantic Region Fire and Rescue Team treat the wounds of Sailors posing as victims of a simulated C-2A Greyhound plane crash during a crash, fire and rescue drill held on Naval Station Norfolk.

Firemen from Navy Mid-Atlantic Region Fire and Rescue Team treat the w...

NORFOLK, Va. (Jul. 24, 2007) Firemen from Navy Mid-Atlantic Region Fire and Rescue Team treat the wounds of Sailors posing as victims of a simulated C-2A Greyhound plane crash during a crash, fire and rescue dr... More

Firemen from Navy Mid-Atlantic Region Fire and Rescue Team help Sailors posing as victims escape a simulated C-2A Greyhound plane crash during a crash, fire and rescue drill held on Naval Station Norfolk.

Firemen from Navy Mid-Atlantic Region Fire and Rescue Team help Sailor...

NORFOLK, Va. (Jul. 24, 2007) Firemen from Navy Mid-Atlantic Region Fire and Rescue Team help Sailors posing as victims escape a simulated C-2A Greyhound plane crash during a crash, fire and rescue drill held on... More

Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) man the boat deck to refuel and assist members of the Bainbridge search and rescue team.

Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbri...

RED SEA (Oct. 01, 2007) Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) man the boat deck to refuel and assist members of the Bainbridge search and rescue team. Bainbridge is ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Off Florida's central east coast, a member of the rescue team in a training exercise, known as Mode VIII, keeps watch for the returning support crew from the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Kingfisher, from Port Canaveral, Fla.  In support of, and with logistical support from, NASA, USSTRATCOM is hosting a major exercise involving Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, search and rescue (SAR) forces, including the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, which support space shuttle astronaut bailout contingency operations, known as Mode VIII.  This exercise tests SAR capabilities to locate, recover and provide medical treatment for astronauts following a space shuttle launch phase open-ocean bailout. Participants include members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, and NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center.  Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-08pd1385

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Off Florida's central east coast, a member of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Off Florida's central east coast, a member of the rescue team in a training exercise, known as Mode VIII, keeps watch for the returning support crew from the U.S. Coast Guard cutter King... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Off Florida's central east coast, members of the rescue team in a training exercise, known as Mode VIII, stay alert aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Kingfisher, from Port Canaveral, Fla.  In support of, and with logistical support from, NASA, USSTRATCOM is hosting a major exercise involving Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, search and rescue (SAR) forces, including the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, which support space shuttle astronaut bailout contingency operations, known as Mode VIII.  This exercise tests SAR capabilities to locate, recover and provide medical treatment for astronauts following a space shuttle launch phase open-ocean bailout. Participants include members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, and NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center.  Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-08pd1386

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Off Florida's central east coast, members of t...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Off Florida's central east coast, members of the rescue team in a training exercise, known as Mode VIII, stay alert aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Kingfisher, from Port Canaveral, Fl... More

A rescue team assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 heaves on a support line as they learn how to rig a litter support structure.

A rescue team assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1...

GULFPORT, Miss (May. 30, 2008) A rescue team assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 heaves on a support line as they learn how to rig a litter support structure at the Basic Rescue for Seabees... More

Oakland, CA, June 25 2008 -- Four year old golden retriever and current member of the California Urban Search and Rescue Team 4 (USAR) "Sandy" is present at the FEMA Safety Preparedness Expo tent. The expo had themes of safety and preparedness highlighted with search and rescue capabilities, recovery tools, and mitigation procedures to assist in preparing for and responding to disasters. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.

Oakland, CA, June 25 2008 -- Four year old golden retriever and curren...

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[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team, Indiana Task Force 1 go into neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Ike to search for people needing help getting out of the area.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the ...

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[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team, Indiana Task Force 1 go into neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Ike to search for people needing help getting out of the area.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the ...

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[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team, Indiana Task Force 1 go into neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Ike to search for people needing help getting out of the area.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the ...

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[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team, Indiana Task Force 1 go into neighborhoods in pouring down rain impacted by Hurricane Ike to search for people needing help getting out of the area.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the ...

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[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team, Indiana Task Force 1 go into neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Ike to search for people needing help getting out of the area.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the ...

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[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team conducts searches in areas impacted by Hurricane Ike.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- FEMA Urban Sear...

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[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team, Indiana Task Force 1 go into neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Ike to search for people needing help getting out of the area.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the ...

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[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team, Indiana Task Force 1, in a neighborhood impacted by Hurricane Ike. US&R teams like this search for people needing help after a disaster.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the ...

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